電子人工喉
外觀
電子人工喉是一種大小與小型電動剃鬚刀類似的醫療設備,而且由電池供電。通常患者罹患喉癌後他們的喉部的會被切除,因而無法發聲。此時他們在電子人工喉的幫助下可以發聲說話。電子人工喉要放置在下頜骨附近的皮膚上,等到它產生振動後,患者就能正常說話了[1]。在電子人工喉出現之前也有類似的醫療設備,人們稱之為機械人工喉。[2][3]
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